Public Sector

Showcase of the rose city The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) opened in 1990, on the east side of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, sometimes known as the Rose City.…

Representing those who administer federal programs The National Community Development Association (NCDA) is a national, nonprofit organization comprised of more than 300 local governments across ten regions in the country…

A perfect destination from the inside out The Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) is owned and developed by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority (FCCFA), a quasi-governmental agency charged with…

The good life in the golden corridor Schaumburg, Illinois, is a village in the northeastern part of the state, approximately 28 miles northwest of Chicago. Once inhabited by Native American…

A city on the move New Haven, Connecticut was founded by English Puritans in 1638, and served as the co-capital of the state from 1701 to 1873, when sole governance…

Setting the standard for urban excellence Lester Taylor became the mayor of East Orange, New Jersey on January 1, 2014. He is the 13th mayor in the city’s history and…

A treasured community resource Well-known as the birthplace of American poet, Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Massachusetts, a town of 37,000 in the west central part of the state, is also home…

Because the shows must go on The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) had its beginnings in 1928, when a group of businessmen formed the National Association of Exposition…

A treasured community resource It’s hard to believe that anyone could have a warm, fuzzy feeling for a convention center. In most places, these glass and steel, cavernous buildings with…

Because every drop counts SCI Distribution was founded in 2002. The company specializes in wireless fleet and fuel management solutions for its clients in many different sectors: agriculture, transportation, road…

Only in Owensboro Owensboro, Kentucky couldn’t have a more enthusiastic booster than its mayor, Ron Payne. “What is happening in this community is phenomenal,” Payne says, when talking about the…

Where great things are happening Jim Bourey, the City Manager of Newport News, Virginia is aware that the City he administers has been around for a long, long time but…

Where the trains go rushing by – for now Imagine how frustrated you would feel, if you were waiting hours for a train, and when it did finally arrive, it…

Life well crafted The official motto of Hickory, North Carolina, a city of more than 40,000 on the banks of the Catawba River, in the west/central part of the Tar…

Riding a crest of innovation “St. Catharines is a 21st century city that is poised to be one of the great cities in North America!” Or so declares its Mayor,…